Montreal roars back from a 2-0 deficit in the third period, but Alexander Ovechkin ended their hopes with the winning goal in ...

Alex Ovechkin scored the first playoff overtime goal of his NHL career to give the Washington Capitals a 3-2 victory over the ...

WASHINGTON -- Alex Ovechkin scored his second goal of the game at 2:26 of overtime, and the Washington Capitals defeated the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference First Round at ...

Here at Last Word on Hockey, we will preview and review all of the 2025 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. In every series, we try to ...

In this first edition of the Canadiens playoff notebook, Josh Anderson as an example for Juraj Slafkovský to follow and much ...

Are you as excited about this series as you were a couple weeks ago, when Alex Ovechkin was sprinting toward Wayne Gretzky ...

There will be eight series in the opening round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Here are all eight power ranked by watchability.

The Canadiens won 3-2 in overtime in Game 1, the Capitals replying with a 6-5 overtime victory in Game 2. The series shifted ...

The Montreal Canadiens return to the playoffs ahead of schedule, with a young and exciting roster that exceeded expectations.

Alex Ovechkin finished his record-breaking season by netting his 897th career goal against the Penguins on Thursday.

With the Montreal Canadiens clinching the final postseason spot in their 4-2 win over the Hurricanes, the playoff matchups ...

Demidov was the No. 5 pick in last year's NHL draft. He led his Russian club, SKA Saint Petersburg, in scoring with 49 points ...